May 6, 2012: Red Sox 3 Orioles 2

The Red Sox complete the series sweep of the Orioles, and all 3 games had 2 things in common: the Red Sox won each by a single run, and Alfredo Aceves earned the save in all 3 games. Will Middlebrooks broke the scoreless tie in the 4th with a 2-run homer, his 2nd of his career, and the Sox added a needed insurance run in the 6th with a Jarrod Saltalamacchia sac fly.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2012 Baltimore Orioles At 2012 Boston Red Sox              5/6/2012
 
  Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Flaherty LF       4  0  0  0 .231     M.Aviles SS         4  0  0  0 .214  
  J.Hardy SS          4  0  2  0 .231     R.Sweeney RF        3  0  1  0 .302  
  N.Markakis RF       4  1  1  1 .246     D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  1  0 .319  
  A.Jones CF          4  0  1  0 .351     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  2  0 .296  
  M.Wieters C         4  0  1  0 .248     D.Ortiz DH          2  0  1  0 .323  
B-E.Chavez PR         0  0  0  0 .228   A-D.McDonald PR,DH    0  0  0  0 .122  
  C.Davis DH          3  1  2  0 .406     C.Ross LF           3  1  1  0 .292  
  M.Reynolds 3B       4  0  1  1 .218     J.Saltalamacchia C  2  0  0  1 .258  
  N.Johnson 1B        2  0  0  0 .150     W.Middlebrooks 3B   3  1  1  2 .455  
  R.Andino 2B         3  0  0  0 .231     M.Byrd CF           4  0  0  0 .250  
C-W.Betemit PH        1  0  0  0 .215                                          
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         Totals      33  2  8  2                 Totals      29  3  7  3
 
A-Pinch Ran For Ortiz In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Wieters In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Andino In 9th Inning
 
Orioles......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  2  8  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 0 1  0 0    -  3  7  0
 
Orioles (12-16)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Hunter LOSS(1-4)        5       5   3   3   2   5   1  77   5.52
P.Strop                   2       1   0   0   3   1   0  35   1.89
T.Patton                  0 2/3   1   0   0   1   2   0  16   2.57
L.Ayala                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.37
Totals                    8       7   3   3   6   9   1
 
Red Sox (20-7)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Buchholz WIN(5-0)       6 2/3   5   1   1   2   7   0  94   1.77
F.Morales HOLD(2nd)       1 1/3   3   1   1   0   0   1  21   2.31
A.Aceves SAVE(4th)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.81
Totals                    9       8   2   2   2   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,509 DATE- Sunday, May 6th 2012 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mike Dimuro, James Hoye, Jim Joyce, Jim Reynolds
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Orioles: 7  Red Sox: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1  Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- M.Reynolds
DOUBLES- J.Hardy(3rd), M.Reynolds(5th), A.Gonzalez(12th)
HOME RUNS- N.Markakis(5th), W.Middlebrooks(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Davis
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Saltalamacchia
WALKS- C.Davis, N.Johnson, R.Sweeney, D.Ortiz-2, C.Ross, J.Saltalamacchia,
       W.Middlebrooks
HIT BY PITCH- N.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- R.Flaherty-2, M.Wieters, C.Davis, M.Reynolds-2, N.Johnson,
             R.Andino, M.Aviles, R.Sweeney, D.Pedroia, C.Ross-2,
             J.Saltalamacchia, M.Byrd-3
GIDP- M.Wieters, W.Middlebrooks
2-out RBI- W.Middlebrooks-2, M.Reynolds, N.Markakis
RLISP 2-out- M.Byrd-3, M.Wieters, N.Johnson, R.Andino, W.Middlebrooks,
             W.Betemit
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Marlon Byrd robbed Mark Reynolds of an extra base hit.
 
The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles locked up in an exciting one-run
game at Fenway Park.  The final score was the Boston Red Sox 3, the Baltimore
Orioles 2.
 
Clay Buchholz(5-0) gave a fine effort for Boston.  He went 6 and 2/3 innings
surrendering 5 hits and 2 walks.  Buchholz chalked up 7 strikeouts.
Baltimore tried unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.  
 
Alfredo Aceves recorded the save, his 4th.  Tommy Hunter(1-4) was the losing
pitcher.  He pitched 5 innings giving up 5 hits and 2 walks.
 

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